"BET Awards" 2020 - Burna Boy, Wizkid ,and Rema Bags Nomination

"BET Awards" 2020 nominees have been released and as usual Nigerians were represented. This year's nominees see the light of Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Rema as they were nominated.

Having won Best International Act category at the 2019 BET Awards, Burna Boy was again nominated for the Best International Act Award category alongside Sho Madjozi, Stormzy, Dave (South Africa), Ninho from UK and S.Pri Noir from France.

Wizkid was nominated for the HER Award for featuring in  "BROWN SKIN GIRl" with Beyonce. nominated alongside Alicia Keys, Ciara, Layton Greene, Lizzo, and Rhapsody.

Rema was nominated in the category of Best New International Act alongside Sha Sha, Celeste, Young T, and Bugsey (Zimbabwe) while from the UK and France, Hatik and Stacy.

This year's nominees reflect an  Abundance of creative expression and black excellence across music, television, film, sports, and philanthropy. The award show is scheduled to hold on Sunday, June 28, 2020. It will be a virtual concert due to the pandemic.

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

• BEYONCÉ
• H.E.R.
• JHENE AIKO
• KEHLANI
• LIZZO
• SUMMER WALKER

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST

• ANDERSON.PAAK
• CHRIS BROWN
• JACQUEES
• KHALID
• THE WEEKND
• USHER
• BEST GROUP
• CHLOE X HALLE
• CITY GIRLS
• EARTHGANG
• GRISELDA
• JACKBOYS
• MIGOS

BEST COLLABORATION

• CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE NO GUIDANCE
• DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND HIGHER
• FUTURE FT. DRAKE LIFE IS GOOD
• H.E.R. FT. YG SLIDE
• MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN HOT GIRL SUMMER
• WALE FT. JEREMIH ON CHILL

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

• DABABY
• DRAKE
• FUTURE
• LIL BABY
• RODDY RICCH
• TRAVIS SCOTT

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

• CARDI B
• DOJA CAT
• LIZZO
• MEGAN THEE STALLION
• NICKI MINAJ
• SAWEETIE

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE NO GUIDANCE
• DABABY BOP
• DJ KHALED FT. NIPSEY HUSSLE & JOHN LEGEND HIGHER
• DOJA CAT SAY SO
• MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN HOT GIRL SUMMER
• RODDY RICCH THE BOX

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

• BENNY BOOM
• COLE BENNETT
• DAVE MEYERS
• DIRECTOR X
• EIF RIVERA
• TEYANA “SPIKE TEE” TAYLOR

BEST NEW ARTIST

• DANILEIGH
• LIL NAS X
• POP SMOKE
• RODDY RICCH
• SUMMER WALKER
• YBN CORDAE

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• CUZ I LOVE YOU LIZZO
• FEVER MEGAN THEE STALLION
• HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM BEYONCÉ
• I USED TO KNOW HER H.E.R.
• KIRK DABABY
• PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL RODDY RICCH
• DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
• FRED HAMMOND ALRIGHT
• JOHN P. KEE FT. ZACARDI CORTEZ I MADE IT OUT
• KANYE WEST FOLLOW GOD
• KIRK FRANKLIN JUST FOR ME
• PJ MORTON FT. LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON & MARY MARY ALL IN HIS PLAN
• THE CLARK SISTERS VICTORY

BEST ACTRESS

• ANGELA BASSETT
• CYNTHIA ERIVO
• ISSA RAE
• REGINA KING
• TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
• ZENDAYA

BEST ACTOR

• BILLY PORTER
• EDDIE MURPHY
• FOREST WHITAKER
• JAMIE FOXX
• MICHAEL B. JORDAN
• OMARI HARDWICK
• YOUNGSTARS AWARD
• ALEX HIBBERT
• ASANTE BLACKK
• JAHI DI’ALLO WINSTON
• MARSAI MARTIN
• MILES BROWN
• STORM REID

BEST MOVIE

• BAD BOYS FOR LIFE
• DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
• HARRIET
• HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ
• JUST MERCY
• QUEEN & SLIM

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

• AJEÉ WILSON
• CLARESSA SHIELDS
• COCO GAUFF
• NAOMI OSAKA
• SERENA WILLIAMS
• SIMONE BILES

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

• GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
• KAWHI LEONARD
• LEBRON JAMES
• ODELL BECKHAM JR.
• PATRICK MAHOMES II
• STEPHEN CURRY

BET HER AWARD

• ALICIA KEYS UNDERDOG
• BEYONCÉ FT. BLUE IVY CARTER, WIZKID & SAINT JHN BROWN SKIN GIRL
• CIARA FT. LUPITA NYONG’O, ESTER DEAN, CITY GIRLS & LA LA MELANIN
• LAYTON GREENE I CHOOSE
• LIZZO FT. MISSY ELLIOT TEMPO
• RAPSODY FT. PJ MORTON AFENI

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD

• CHRIS BROWN FT. DRAKE NO GUIDANCE
• DABABY BOP
• FUTURE FT. DRAKE LIFE IS GOOD
• MEGAN THEE STALLION FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN HOT GIRL SUMMER
• RODDY RICCH THE BOX
• THE WEEKND HEARTLESS

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

• BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)
• INNOSS’B (DRC)
• SHO MADJOZI (S. AFRICA)
• DAVE (U.K.)
• STORMZY (U.K.)
• NINHO (FRANCE)
• S.PRI NOIR (FRANCE)

VIEWERS’ CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT

• REMA (NIGERIA)
• SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE)
• CELESTE (U.K.)
• YOUNG T & BUGSEY (U.K.)
• HATIK (FRANCE)
• STACY (FRANCE)